Exclusive MMA Interviews News
Watch our exclusive video interviews of your favorite UFC fighters. Get fight picks, predictions and recaps exclusively from BJPenn.com.
Sodiq Yusuff expects to finish Arnold Allen and put the featherweight division on notice: "The winner is getting a top-five opponent"
Sodiq Yusuff is eager to get back into the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC on ABC 2. After Yusuff beat Andre Fili at UFC 246 in January of 2020, the… Read more
Vicente Luque believes he "sent a message to the division" with his "decisive" win over Tyron Woodley
Vicente Luque was pleased with his win over Tyron Woodley at UFC 260. In the co-main event of the pay-per-view card, Luque knew he had to beat Woodley in order to prove… Read more
Alonzo Menifield knew he would submit Fabio Cherant, eyes June return
Alonzo Menifield knew there was a lot of pressure on him entering his UFC 260 fight. Originally, Menifield was set to face William Knight but just three days before Knight was out… Read more
Mike Hamel expects to derail the hype of Usman Nurmagomedov: "I'm going to clip him"
Mike Hamel had a feeling he'd be the one to welcome Usman Nurmagomedov to Bellator. When Nurmagomedov, Khabib's cousin, signed with Bellator, Hamel started researching the 11-0 fighter. After spending some time… Read more
Emmanuel Sanchez expects to put on a "dominating performance" and finish Patricio Pitbull to become the new champ
Emmanuel Sanchez is eager to show how much he improved since November 15, 2018. On that date, Sanchez lost a decision to Patricio Pitbull for the featherweight title. It was a back-and-forth… Read more
Patricio Pitbull excited to "shut up" Emmanuel Sanchez and prove he's "the best fighter on the planet"
Patricio Pitbull knows he can't just beat Emmanuel Sanchez in the main event of Bellator 255, but he has to finish him. Pitbull and Sanchez first met in 2018 with the Brazilian… Read more
Adrian Yanez hopes he can fight at UFC 262 to make childhood dream come true, calls out Davey Grant
Adrian Yanez has put the bantamweight division on notice. Yanez entered his UFC Vegas 22 fight against Gustavo Lopez coming off a highlight reel KO in his UFC debut. The goal for… Read more
Grant Dawson happy to show complete skillset against Leonardo Santos, defends Clay Guida callout: "He has a bigger name than I do"
Grant Dawson had no clue how the judges were scoring his fight against Leonardo Santos entering the third round. The fight was competitive through two rounds and after the second round, James… Read more
Gillian Robertson opens up on pulling out of UFC 258, expects to submit Miranda Maverick in a "statement" win
Gillian Robertson is glad she is fighting Miranda Maverick. At UFC 258, Robertson and Maverick were expected to fight in an intriguing matchup. However, on the day of the event, Robertson was… Read more
UFC 260 | Pro fighters make their picks for Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 title fight
In the main event of UFC 260, Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou are set to rematch three years after their first fight. Heading into the bout, Miocic is a +100 underdog while… Read more
Khama Worthy believes he will pick apart Jamie Mullarkey, confident he has "a few ways to finish"
Khama Worthy is confident he will return to the win column on the main card of UFC 260. Worthy is coming off a first-round knockout loss to Ottman Azaitar last September and… Read more
Vicente Luque expecting a "dangerous" Tyron Woodley, but expects to finish him at UFC 260
Vicente Luque is eager to share the Octagon with Tyron Woodley. On the main card of this Saturday's UFC 260 pay-per-view, Luque is set to face another top-10 opponent as he looks… Read more
Myron Molotky looking to build XFC into top-tier MMA promotion: "We are not a feeder league for anybody"
XFC MMA is set for its first Young Guns event on March 27 and president, Myron Molotky couldn't be more excited. When XFC re-launched last year, the first event was a success… Read more
Adrian Yanez eyes first-round KO over Gustavo Lopez to put the bantamweight division on notice
Adrian Yanez knows his entrance to UFC fans couldn't have gone any better. Yanez earned his UFC contract with a 39-second KO over Brady Huang on the Contender Series. He followed that… Read more
JP Buys eager to corner and share card with wife Cheyanne, expects to finish Bruno Silva to earn a "statement" win
JP Buys will get to make his UFC debut alongside his wife, Cheyanne. On the prelims of UFC Vegas 22, JP Buys will face Bruno Silva while on the main card Cheyanne… Read more
Grant Dawson expects to submit BJJ black belt Leonardo Santos, plans to call out Clay Guida
Grant Dawson is finally making the move to lightweight. After Dawson missed the featherweight mark by 3.5 pounds against Darrick Minner and barely made weight for a 150-pound catchweight against Nad Narimani… Read more
Max Griffin expects to finish Kenan Song: "I will thrash this guy"
Max Griffin believes Kenan Song is the perfect opponent for him to look good against. On the main card of UFC Vegas 22 on March 20, Griffin is set to return against… Read more
Jan Blachowicz says Jon Jones still needs to fight him, plans to knock him out
Jan Blachowicz says he and Jon Jones still have unfinished business. After Blachowicz knocked out Corey Anderson last year in New Mexico, Jones promised Blachowicz a fight. However, "Bones" couldn't come to… Read more